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Western Province Preparatory

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Primary · Independent · EMIS 105000823

Claremont, Metro Central, Western Cape

388 learners 12:1 learners per educator

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Independent, sets own fees

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026

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What kind of school is Western Province Preparatory?

Western Province Preparatory is an independent primary school in Claremont, within the Metro Central education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 388 enrolled learners and 33 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 12:1.

The school falls within the City of Cape Town local municipality. Among 129 Independent Primary schools in Western Cape, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

The school is at 49 Newlands Road Claremont 7708, and can be reached on 021 761 8074.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

School fees at Western Province Preparatory

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Learner numbers reported to the Department, by year

These counts are not a measure of quality. A number can change because a school adds or drops grades, because new schools open nearby or boundaries change, or because of an error in what was reported.

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Learners by year, with the number of learners down the left. A gap is a year we have no figure for.
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YearLearners
2007453
2008447
2009Data not available
2010448
2011457
2012452
2013426
2016384
2018370
2019384
2020431
2021456
2022447
2023442
2025388

These are counts of learners from the Department of Basic Education’s national school lists. A few figures that look like recording errors are left out. We found no list with figures for 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024. How we read these lists.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Western Province Preparatory?

How many learners there are per educator, compared to schools in the same quintile and phase. The educator count includes teachers, heads of department, and principals, so real class sizes are usually larger than this number suggests.

Fewer learners per educator than 50% of similar schools

(Independent Primary schools in Western Cape)

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49 Newlands Road Claremont 7708EMIS
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Location

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Distance to Major Centres

By road. Driving times are estimates in free-flowing traffic and exclude congestion.

Claremont1.3 km · 3 min
Wynberg2.5 km · 4 min
Cape Town CBD11.2 km · 11 min

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What other schools are near Western Province Preparatory?

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity: these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

Herschel Girls School

Combined · Independent

923 learners 79 educators 12:1

Fewer learners per educator than 37% of similar schools

Claremont · 0.4km away
Grove Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 5

696 learners 49 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 98% of similar schools

Claremont · 0.6km away
International School Cape Town

Combined · Independent

386 learners 54 educators 7:1

Fewer learners per educator than 80% of similar schools

Claremont · 0.7km away
Claremont High School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 5

546 learners 27 educators 20:1

Fewer learners per educator than 75% of similar schools

Claremont · 0.8km away
Greenfield Girls' Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 5

231 learners 15 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 96% of similar schools

Claremont · 0.9km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other independent primary schools in Western Cape.

Grouped by sector, phase and province. Independent schools are fee-funded rather than quintile-funded, so they are not compared against public schools. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Montessori Connect-the Children's Works

Primary · Independent

30 learners 3 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 65% of similar schools

Claremont
Grassroots Preparatory

Primary · Independent

41 learners 6 educators 7:1

Fewer learners per educator than 81% of similar schools

Claremont
St. Joseph's Marist Junior

Primary · Independent

349 learners 27 educators 13:1

Fewer learners per educator than 48% of similar schools

Rosebank

Frequently Asked Questions

School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Subject results: NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Learner-educator comparisons group schools by quintile, phase and province; matric comparisons group by sector and province, plus quintile for public schools. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators, so actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

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